Mechanical toy



Jan. 1'0, 1928. 1,655,984

c. R. BRADY MECHANICAL TOY Filed Deo 50%926 /56 12211621 t or,

ed Jani lll, lh.

STATES CHARLES RAYMOND BRADY, OF TORNTO, OlITAIl/YCO, CANI-ELDA.

MECHANICAL TV.

Application :tiled December 30, 1326.

ythe invention. relates to improvements in mechanical toys as described in the present.

sliieeilieation and shown in the accoinpanyingg` drawings which 'lierre part oi' the saine. f lh3 invention ha 'or its object to animate d 1s and objects in simulation ol life nioveinent by the provision ont a fan driven by hot air currents, the toy being;` placed over a radiator or stove ier this pur- ;-t pose ln this inanner a toy is produced which causes conside ible amusement to Chil-A dren. fr variation of toys oli this nature inay he constructed oif a large variety oil" ligar-es and actions dependent upon the character and motion that it desired to representn hlubsidiary objects ot the invention are to produce a base by which a. toy can be atiarhed. to a all or to a stovepipe so as to permit ol its being); disposed in thepath oi Lie hot air currents.

lilith these objects in view other objects Vwill appear as the description proceeds.

ltc ringl to the drawings, Figure l depicts an eniboftliaient oil? the invention in IIS `which a man is illustrated operating` a lian `wheel. rll`his vievv .is shonin partly in section. lil-Figure 2 is a tralisverse sectional View talien on the line 2--2 thereoi. Figure 3 is a detail partly in section showing the base of if the toy fastened to a wall. lligure l is a perspective lview illustrating the iraine and the lim-,e attached to the joint ol a stovepipei, lfiaure 3 is a niodiliel'l :torni oit the invention eithibitingl a, umn and woman servirle,` a logI of wood.

liiilte numerals olif reference sulieate correspondingih parts in each olf the figures through out the drawinggs.

lteterring niore particularly to lligures l le to t inclusive, the reterence nmneral l0 indieates a .reetangg'ular traine oit band .iron or other inaterial in which is set a inal-e ligure eoinprising;- a body l1 pivoted at l2 to legs i3, the legs oit' the man beingl securely aliixed to in the base lfl in any manner :found Convenient lin front ot' the man is a vertical shaft 15 rotatably mounted in the top piece lll of the traine l() and resting' at its lower extremity in an indent or centre punch depression l'l',

the lower entreinity of the shaft being sharpened to a point in order to engage in this indent.

lhe top end ot the shaft carries an integral dish i8 upon which is laid a ian i9 having;- a

.es central dish-like portion 20 which lies eon- Seal No. 157,994.

tiguens upon the disk 18 and has an aperture to pei-init the shaft projecting;` therethrough, the outer portion olf the lan being composed oit the usual blades or ilnpellers as usual in 'lan construction.

lt will be seen that by this construction the dir-:li: portion oi the ian trictfienally engages the dish ol' the shait so as to pro de :i

i'rictional 'drive therebetween. lfhis :torni olf connection is very fulvantageous in that it peri'nits ot the ian being; tal-,zen o 'he shalt in order to disasseinlile the toy for patching purposes.

2l is a eranl; constructed integral With the shafift- 'lo and attached to a connecting rod ft2 which coi'inectiing rod constitutes the arms of Athe inan and is iirotally connected to the body ll.

'lhe pivotal connection consists ott a stud E?) ot sueh a length as to permit the eonnech ing rod to have the necessary lateral :novenlent oceasioned by the throw of the crank as shown in Figure 2. rlhis stud is passed through a ifairly large aperture in the body and is headed as at 24. llhis design pro* vides a Very practical and economical construction i'for producingl the desired play in the pivotal connection necessary to perinit olf the tree Workin oi the arin. i

The base olf the toy coniprises a platlfornl consisting` olf two lengthwise inenibers 25 attached to the bottoni piece lei; by a nut and bolt 26. lilac-,h extremity olf each member 2:. is bent dowiiwardly to il'orni legs as at 2i" and one end olf said members also entends upu-'ardly as at 2d so as to provid i a 'vertical atlneliinl llte'terrlug,` more particularly to flligi'ure il; when desired to attach the toy to the 'wall over a radiator or other heatingagent7 it is nier-ely necessary to screw it to the wall by ineans ot its vertical lace composed ot the legs 2T with their extensions E28. In the case where it is desired to inount the devieeover a stove, the legs 27 at one end ot the ineinbers are inserted between the joint of tivo adjacent lengths oi stovepipe as depicted in Figure 4;. To do this the horizontal inein bers 25 are turned on their pivotal bolts fill so to converge in order to position their ends 2i" in conl'orinity with the rotundity o'l the stove pipe. lt will ot course be understood that when the device is placed upon a radiator it will be suljripiorted upon all et its legs 27.

In operation the risingcurrents of air rotate the fan 19, which through its connection operates the shaft 15 and as this shaft is connected to the figure by means ot' arms the backward and forward motion is communicated thereto which simulates the ligure in the action ot operating a tan wheel.

Referring to the modified 'torni shown in yFigure 5, this shows a couple of ligures and 29 working a cross-cut saw 250 which is freely mounted in a slot in a member 3l; which member represents a. logl of wood. rllhe bodies ot the figures are pivotally mounted as described in reit'erence to Figure l and the armsare pivotally,attached to the body ot each ligure and rigidly attached to the saw. The female ligure 29 hasl a dependingl lever 32 integral therewith, the lower end ot' which is pivotall)v attached to a connecting rod 32B that in turn is attached to a crank Slot a vertical shaft 255. This shaftt is mounted in the `trame of the toy iu a manner similar to that recounted in detail in the previous embodiment ot the invention and has atan of a similar construction thercto. The base ot the frame is made boxlike as at 36 in order to conceal the crank mechanism from view and the lever 32 is also concealed from view by being enclosed between two plates 37 which constitute the skirt ot the lemale ligure.

In operation it will be seen that motion is communicated to the shattfrom the 'tau `which reciprocatesI the connecting rod $33 thus causing` oscillation ot the lever 2h?. This oscillation is utilized for the purpose ot movingl the bodies 28 and it) backwards and forwards on their pivotal axis in simulation ot the ligulcs sawing` a log ot wood.

lllhat l] claim is ln a mechanical toy oit the class described, a narrow rectangular iframe vertically positioncd7 a shalitlikewise positionedv` said .shaft being journalled in an apertureI in the top member ot the Vl'ramc and its lower end be* ing' pointed and resting' in au indent in the bottoni member olf the 'ramef a disk integral vith the top end olf the shaft. a fan having` an apcrtured disklike centre l'or resting?r upon the shalt disk and receiving the tip of the shaft, a crank inte-gral with thc, shaft, a jointed ligure suiliportcd within they traine and mechanical connections extendingr there ii'rom lo the crank ot the shaltf.

.Signed at Toronto, Ontario. this 24th day ol' December7 192V.

C H A RLES R A Y M( )N l) lll A l) Y. 

